Button



F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION flu-:D FEB. 16. 1920.

1,378,076. Patented May 17,1921.

20 the cloth or material toV which the button is UNITED STATES MMENTv www,

vFRANKLIN R. WHITE, or WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, essI'erNonr To THE PATENT vBUTTON COMPANY, or WATERBRY, CONNECTICUT, n CORPORATION or CON;

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l T aZZwwm t may concern f Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. IVHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of I/Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have madeand invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the followingis a specification. y

My invention relates .'to' buttons, and particularlyA to that class or type, which are composed of a button properv and a metallic fastener, the two being permanently secured together and to cloth or other material by means of an automatic button attaching ma,- chine. This type or class of button has here.. tofore been entirely composed of metal. It

K has also been the practice to coat, plate Orin other manner finish the surface of the metal, so asto prevent the button from corrodmg or rustingvand in order to harmonize with attached. In practice, however, the external finish upon the button wears off and under adverse conditions the button will corrode and rust and in turn mar and destroy the j cloth to which it is attached. Further the increasing cost attending the production.V of buttons formed entirely of metal is a serious disadvantage, and 1t is accordingly an object of my invention to provide a button of theV class described, which is partly composed of metaland partly composed of a light brous material, which will not rust or corrode, and

' is of uniform color throughout.

Y A further object is to provide a button, which `can be produced more economically `than a button, which is composed entirely ofV metal andwhich button will-be rugged and durable in use as well as possessing a pleasing and finished appearance. y

A further object is to provide a button,

the body portion of which will not change in.l

color or appearance as it becomes worn or the surface marred or scratched; the coloring extending uniformly through the material of which the buttonis composed.

A further object is to provide a button, which although partially composed of aV fibrous non-metallic material, is so constructed thatthe metallicV prongfof a fastener may be received therein and; headed and permanently anchored thereto, whereby the button will possess` all of the rugged Acharacterstics ora button entirely composed Y Specification of Letters Patent. I

BUTTON.A

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jected to the disadvantagesand limitations of an entirely metallic button.

Vith the foregoingk andv other 'obje-cts* in view, which will. appear as the descriptionA proceeds, myinvention resides-in thefnovel button, illustrated and-described herein,.and

in the combination andarrangement of' parts, andinthe detailsV of construction thereof. d v

The preferred embodiment kof my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, 'wherein 's+ ligure 1 is a view in longitudinal vertical section of abutton, embodying the characteristlevfeatures of my invention. f-

F ig; 2 is a similar view illustrating they j fastener permanently secured in place.

Fig.` 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a slightly modified form of button.

illustrated in Figs; 1 and 2.

ReferringV specifically to the several Yviews wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, the button Fig. 4L is a top plan viewV of the button is formed with 'a fastener A, including theVA upstanding prong 10, which by the action of la suitable machine is forcibly driven .through y the cloth or material B, and permanently secured to thebody portion C of the button.

The body portion of the button is conthat it may be pressed, molded, or in otherr` ways shaped to the desired configuration.

Fitting 'within the hub of the body is Vthe metallic cup-shaped Vanchor 15, the bottom wall 16, of which is curved upwardly and perforated so as to form the mouth or throat 17. The anchor isforcibly pressed within the non-metallic hub of the body of the button with the opening or mouth 17 in alinestructed with the top 11, downwardlyproment Vwith the opening 14 of the baseso that Y as the prong of the tack or fastener is foryand be headed lcibly driven through the cloth or material B, it Will extend Within the metallic anchor of, the mouth 17 preventing the Withdrawal of the fastener. v

In those instances Where it is desirable to provide the top of the button with a suitable inscription or monogram` or Whenever desired, a metallic cap' 18, as illustrated in Fig. 3, may be secured to the top ofthe button and extends there across, there/being a suitable flange 19, projecting down over the body of the button and engaging the saine.

I have found `that, with a lbutton as thus constructed not only is it` light in Weight, and more economical to produce than a similar button made of metal, but beingof uniform color throughout, retains the desired appearance' although the surface become vvorn, marred or scarred, andfurther'will against the upper Wall thereprising a body portion including a top, a

out, anda metallic cup-shaped'anchorV sehub, and perforated base, formed. of non- Y metallic material, of uniform color throughcured Within said hub, having an open 'ended .n

cavity in alinement With the opening in said base. Y I

L Signed at IVaterbury, in the county'oi New Haven, and State of Connecticut, this 2nd dayof Feb.,`A. D, 1920. I v

FRANKLIN R. WHITEI.

Witnesses: LEWIS J. I-IART,

, F. Gr. IURINTON. 

